New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-17
DROWNED NTH WEIGHT ON HER BODY.
PROBABLE SUICIDE OF A MAIDEN LADY WHO HAD

PROBABLE SUICIDE OF A MAIDEN LADY WHO HAD
BEEN SUFFERING From MELANCHoLIA.
The body OF a woman was found tho South Beach,
near Burkcs Cedars. Clifton, Staten Island on Wednes-
day night with four feet OF rope tied around her left
ankle Yesterday she was identified by Richard Walter,
an importer OF silks aud ribbons spenard and Church
sts as his siser.nlaw Miss Caroline Kiesec who had
been missing since June T. lie said he positive II
OF suicide But st he could not account FOR
the rope around ankle tied with sailors knot IL Is
the general belief however that the body was found In
the Lower Bay and that person sailing craft
had undertaken II ashore and that either the rope
parted that the person becoming exhausted In towing
body cut IL adrft The police are WORKING up ths
clcw
DR. John /. Feeny, OF stapeton the physician OF the
Edrewator Board OF Health. viewed the body Mt the
Morcue but refused disclose his opinions until after
the autopsy this morning Tho body VIII De buried To-
morrow In the La heran Cemetery at Newtown l. L. in
the same grave with that OF her mother The Inquest
will be held at the Morgue Monday night The cash
over tho womans forehead and her disyurcd nose arc
supposed been caused by having In contact
with rocks and other distractions under water.
sfy siserinlaw has been suffering from attacks Of
melancholy the last years since the death OF her
mother to whom she was much attached" said Mr.
Walter She lived at my house, No. 1870 West Fifty
seventh ST. New York At times she would board With
Mrs Coffin at No. III Taylor-st, brooklyn who Is a
friend OF the family Caroline who was fortytwo years
OF never had any love atair ~ Tar ~ Know She
dd nave several opportunities get married, but pre-
ferred to remain single She had nothing 10 trouble her
~ paid her bOar aud furnished her with pin money.
she had an Income from real estate In New-Iork which
had been left By mother Early In April she had a
severe attack Of melancholy aud consulted Professor
Schnetcr who suggested that she be sent to private
asylum for a few weeks where she could live IN quetude
ly the professors direction sent cr To Dr Hulllcks
As,lum at MidletOwn Conn, whore she remained six
weeks. Then I received dispatch from Dr. ho!lick
stating that she had fully recovered aud 10 take her
/ away Ms wife went Ia Connecticut aud brought her
home where she remained for two weeks, when she
again returned Mrs Coffin 90 live Since then sue has
had these melancholy spells constantly. At one time
she came home 10 condoe with for the burning Of IN
factory at Morfislnia which an Imagination on her
pgrt At she would that she intended to
purchase part OF Mrs Collins house and 20 Into part
nership with her and keep boarding house. The last
time that she ysitei my house or was seen alive by
either myself my wife the 21h 81 May. when
she came nj friend " who Was gong 10 Eu-
rope goodbye"
! Mrs. Colin. OF No. III Taylor-st, with whom Miss
kei-cle boarded In Brooklyn. said That since tho death
OF her mother, years ago. she had suffered from
mclanchoia aud had threatened TO XII herself. Shr
frequently said se would 10 staten Island ana drown
herself from the boat. The folly Of such step was
shown to her aud 10 not thought mat she really
| meant what she sad. 4 week ago raesiay she went
away aud nothing OF what she meant u do hut Mrs
Colin supposed she had gone Ia see her sister, Mrs
Walter IL until Wednesday evening that II was
/ di.cnxsrpd At sle had there.